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Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Spencer Pratt had a sinister warning in his final pitch to voters on the eve of the election.
“Los Angeles either votes for Pratt or it votes for death,” Pratt told The California Post on Monday. “The greatest city on Earth hangs in the balance.”
Pratt spent the final stretch of his campaign traveling across Los Angeles, holding community events and meeting directly with voters.
The candidate stopped at a community barbecue in Baldwin Hills Saturday after residents invited him to visit the neighborhood.
An estimated 150 people attended the event, gathering to discuss homelessness, crime, public safety, government accountability and the future of LA.
Pratt’s campaign has centered on change — and he told attendees that many of his appearances are focused on listening to residents and learning firsthand about the issues affecting their communities.
“Baldwin Village is a beautiful area with great people and tremendous potential, but the thing that stood out to me is how disappointed they all are with Karen Bass,” Pratt told The Post after the event.
“They all feel disillusioned and demoralized with city leadership, and they find a glimmer of hope in seeing somebody running who hates and distrusts politicians as much as they do.”
Pratt has argued that Los Angeles is facing a series of interconnected crises.
“Six people die every day on the streets. Dogs and cats are tortured to death on Skid Row. Thousands more are euthanized in city shelters. Seniors are burning alive in preventable wildfires,” Pratt told The Post. “The decline is a choice, and our city is on life support. It’s time to choose differently.”
Pratt’s campaign said the mayoral candidate spent Monday making private visits to voters, keeping a low profile as campaigns make their final push to reach voters before Election Day.
As of Monday, approximately 91,000 ballots had been returned since the most recent update, bringing total turnout to 306,476 ballots cast. With roughly 2.2 million registered voters in Los Angeles, turnout stands at about 14%, leaving nearly 1.9 million ballots still outstanding.
Political strategists who spoke with The Post said turnout patterns could play a significant role in determining the outcome of the race.
Some of the city’s strongest voter turnout is coming from Westside neighborhoods, including Pacific Palisades, where Pratt lives.
Participation has reached roughly 20% on the Westside, compared with about 12% in the MacArthur Park area and just 6% in parts of South Los Angeles. Election data also shows Republican participation running about four percentage points ahead of its share of the electorate in the 2022 mayoral election.
Younger voters are also returning ballots at higher rates than in 2022, with voters ages 18 to 34 accounting for approximately 13% of returned ballots, up from about 9.5% four years ago.
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